(ROCKWALL, TX – May 13, 2015) Last week, Rockwall City Council members David White and Mike Townsend, along with 17 members of city staff, attended the local Leadercast event in Rockwall. Leadercast is a live broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia to hundreds of sites around the world. It exists to positively change the way the world thinks about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) Don’t miss taking part of the Living History Exhibits at Rockwall County Historical Museum in Harry Myers Park during the annual Founders Day festival, Saturday, May 16. Chuck wagon cooking, spinning and blacksmithing will return as favorites from last year. New additions to the Living History experience include a […]
National Nurses Week includes Appreciation Dinner (ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2015) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall celebrated National Nurses Week with several special events including this evening’s Nurses Appreciation Dinner. Blue Ribbon News reporter Austin Wells stopped by to take a few photos of the occasion. As part of National Nurses Week activities, Texas […]
UPDATE: Due to the excessive amount of rain, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse Trail Ride has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 30. (FATE, TX – May 12, 2015) The 24th Annual Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse Trail Ride. originally scheduled for May 16, has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 30, beginning at the northeast corner of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2015) The rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America is a very special honor; it takes perseverance, integrity and strength. My journey to becoming an Eagle was an interesting one and you will soon find out why. One of the best-known requirements is to conduct an Eagle […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 12, 2015) This good news just in: my church – the First United Methodist Church of Heath – celebrated its 125th birthday on Sunday, April 19! 125 years…to think that I’ve only been around on this Earth for less than a quarter of that length of time! But yes, the church […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 14, 2015) To kick off a countywide educational campaign to prevent and end child abuse, the public is invited to participate in the first annual “End Child Abuse Walk,” Saturday, May 30, 9 am, at the Harry Myers Park Pickens Lake pavilion. The goal of the campaign is to bring child […]
Jenny Murray recognized for innovation, outstanding patient care (FRISCO, TX – May 12, 2015) Centennial Medical Center announced today that Jenny Murray, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nursing manager, has been inducted into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame, Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s highest honor for employees, at a ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) My dad has always got the press. Having served on the Tennessee Governor’s cabinet, as well as 20 years in the State House of Representatives, he was a giant in our community, and a hero in my life. Yet, as they say, “the hand that rocks the cradle is […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) A larger-than-life-sized statue of former Republican Congressman Ralph M. Hall was unveiled Sunday, May 3, at the Rockwall County Courthouse. Below are a few photos from the unveiling — and just added — our follow-up story from the event: Former Republican Congressman Ralph Hall received quite the birthday present when […]